Robert Blum is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cytokinetics Inc (CYTK). The company reported total compensation of $11,881,456 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $853,069 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,150,019 |
| Option awards | $5,095,918 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $772,715 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $9,735 |
| Total | $11,881,456 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Cytokinetics Inc filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-015364.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $853,069 | $0 | $5,150,019 | $5,095,918 | $772,715 | $0 | $9,735 | $11,881,456 |
| FY2024 | Principal Executive Officer | $819,625 | — | $9,800,033 | $3,059,995 | $681,079 | — | $2,724 | $14,363,456 |
| FY2023 | Principal Executive Officer | $782,069 | — | $3,228,225 | $4,196,775 | $533,250 | — | $2,807 | $8,743,126 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Cytokinetics Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,628,959 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $252,497 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 53rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Cytokinetics Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Blum this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $11,881,456 |
| Jeffrey Hessekiel | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | $6,086,217 |
| Fady Malik | Executive Vice President, Research and Development | $4,467,066 |
| Andrew Callos | Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | $3,787,644 |
| Sung Lee | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $3,770,807 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Cytokinetics Inc compensation brief.
Robert Blum's compensation sits inside Cytokinetics Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.